Tamil rebels admitted defeat in their 25yearold war with the Sri Lankan government on Sunday, offering to lay down their guns as government forces swept across their last strongholds in the northeast.
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Colombo: Tamil rebels admitted defeat in their 25yearold war with the Sri Lankan government on Sunday, offering to lay down their guns as government forces swept across their last strongholds in the northeast.
The government rejected the lastditch call for a ceasefire, saying the thousands of civilians trapped in the war...